Opened in 1961, it is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs women's volleyball team.

The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).

Aztec Court at Peterson Gym has been home to several San Diego State Aztecs varsity sports teams over the years, including the now-defunct men's volleyball team (discontinued in 2000), which won the school's first (and-to-date only) NCAA Division I national championship in any sport, at the 1973 NCAA men's volleyball tournament (which was hosted by SDSU and played at Peterson Gym).

In 1972–73, Peterson Gym was home of the American Basketball Association (ABA)'s San Diego Conquistadors.

[1] The Conquistadors were coached by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and former Boston Celtics player K.C.